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Avoid manually installing Windows 10 Creators Update

Problems have emerged with Update Assistant, forcing Microsoft to issue a warning about manually upgrading to Windows 10 Creators Update

By Andy Patrizio

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins

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Microsoft adds another layer to the Windows 10 patching onion

Offers non-security-only update two weeks before Patch Tuesday so enterprises can test fixes before rolling out to the masses

By Gregg Keizer

Apr 26, 2017 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Surprisingly few tech insights in Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts data trove

Former Microsoft CEO's U.S. government spending watchdog let's you dive deep into oodles of financial data

By Bob Brown

Apr 26, 2017 3 mins

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Old Windows Server machines can still fend off hacks. Here’s how

Many businesses still use Windows Server 2003, even as Microsoft no longer supports the OS

By Michael Kan

Apr 25, 2017 3 mins

Servers Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft updates Office Online Server, announces release schedule

Windows and Office will see two major updates a year for the foreseeable future

By Andy Patrizio

Apr 21, 2017 3 mins

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Microsoft commits to twice yearly updates to Windows 10, Office 365

The added consistency is supposed to help IT departments plan deployments

By Blair Frank

Apr 20, 2017 2 mins

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Experts contend Microsoft canceled Feb. updates to patch NSA exploits

'Not realistic' that patching work ground to a halt because six bugs had to be quashed, counters patch expert

By Gregg Keizer

Apr 18, 2017 4 mins

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Top 30 free apps for Windows 10

From backup to productivity tools, here’s the best of the best for Win10. Sometimes good things come in free packages

By Woody Leonhard

Apr 17, 2017 30 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft: Past patches address leaked NSA exploits

The patches -- one of which was issued last month -- address the exploits found in the Shadow Brokers leak

By Michael Kan

Apr 15, 2017 2 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Windows

Leaked NSA exploits plant a bull’s-eye on Windows Server

A hacking group leaked spying tools on Friday that can target older versions of Windows

By Michael Kan

Apr 14, 2017 3 mins

Servers Small and Medium Business Windows